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Painted Canyon

Coordinates: 46°54′01″N 103°22′29″W / 46.90028°N 103.37472°W / 46.90028; -103.37472
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Painted Canyon
The Painted Canyon, as viewed from I-94 in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Painted Canyon is located in North Dakota
Painted Canyon
Painted Canyon
Location within North Dakota
Painted Canyon is located in the United States
Painted Canyon
Painted Canyon
Location within the United States
Painted Canyon is located in North America
Painted Canyon
Painted Canyon
Location within North America
Geography
LocationTheodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Coordinates46°54′01″N 103°22′29″W / 46.90028°N 103.37472°W / 46.90028; -103.37472

Painted Canyon is a valley in Billings County, North Dakota, in the United States.[1]

Painted Canyon was so named on account of its colorful rocks.[2]

Water-supply well

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There is a 588-metre water-supply well located at the Painted Canyon Overlook, which has a specific capacity of about 0.4 gallons per minute per foot. They have beautiful trails that are approximately 2 miles long.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Painted Canyon
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State. WPA. p. 297. ISBN 978-1-62376-033-5.
  3. ^ Croft, M.G. (1974). "Water supply at Painted Canyon Overlook, Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park (South Unit), southwestern North Dakota". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)